When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perkins throws a fastball 66.1% of the time, against 38.7% when he is ahead.
62 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .419 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
97 of his breaking balls thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perkins's 4-seam fastball averages 96.2 mph, and has touched 98.6.
127 thrown, 41.4% of his pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Perkins throws a strike on the first pitch 71.8% of the time.
78 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perkins releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
307 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perkins's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
127 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perkins's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 86.3 off his changeup.
127 and 55 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perkins's changeup moves 13.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 90.0 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perkins goes to the changeup: 25.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.7% the rest of the time.
110 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perkins averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perkins throws the changeup 25.7% of the time against left-handers and 6.5% against right-handers.
124 pitches to right-handers, 183 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Perkins's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 307 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perkins's sweeper spins at 2,692 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
97 thrown in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Perkins lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
307 located pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perkins lands 46.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.7% of his offspeed pitches.
155 of his fastballs, 55 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perkins puts 61.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.2% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perkins works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 41.4% of everything he throws.
307 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Perkins works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
307 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Perkins projects a .344 average, 32nd percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 365th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Perkins's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Perkins works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Perkins, 36th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perkins releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
224 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Perkins's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.2 against 86.0.
127 and 97 of them respectively.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perkins throws a fastball 66.1% of the time, against 38.7% when he is ahead.
62 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Perkins throws a strike on the first pitch 71.8% of the time.
78 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perkins goes to the changeup: 25.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.7% the rest of the time.
110 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perkins puts 61.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.2% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .419 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
97 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perkins lands 46.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.7% of his offspeed pitches.
155 of his fastballs, 55 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perkins's 4-seam fastball averages 96.2 mph, and has touched 98.6.
127 thrown, 41.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perkins's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 86.3 off his changeup.
127 and 55 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perkins throws the changeup 25.7% of the time against left-handers and 6.5% against right-handers.
124 pitches to right-handers, 183 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perkins's sweeper spins at 2,692 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
97 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perkins works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 41.4% of everything he throws.
307 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Perkins's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.2 against 86.0.
127 and 97 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perkins releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
307 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perkins releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
224 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perkins's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
127 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perkins's changeup moves 13.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 90.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perkins averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Perkins's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 307 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Perkins lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
307 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Perkins works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
307 located pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Perkins projects a .344 average, 32nd percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 365th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Perkins, 36th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Perkins's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Perkins works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
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